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Rolling Stone cover featuring Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: What do you think?

'Rolling Stone' magazine with accused Boston bomber on the cover stirs controversyA 'Rolling Stone' magazine with Boston Marathon bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the cover has stirred controversy across the United States. Some retailers, such as Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid, have responded to the public outcry by deciding not to carry the issue in stores. The August issue of the music magazine features a story about Tsarnaev titled: 'The Bomber: How a popular, promising student was failed by his family, fell into radical Islam and became a monster.'

As the Associated Press reported, Tsarnaev resembles more "a young Bob Dylan or Jim Morrison" than "the 19-year-old who pleaded not
guilty a little more than a week ago in the Boston Marathon bombing, his arm in a cast and his face swollen in court."

The cover has stirred controversy and strong negative reactions from readers across the country, with many wondering whether the cover paints the accused bomber as an icon.

"Some retailers, such as Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid, have responded to the public outcry by deciding not to carry the issue in stores. The August issue of the music magazine features a story about Tsarnaev titled: 'The Bomber: How a popular, promising student was failed by his family, fell into radical Islam and became a monster,'" reports Stokes.

Stephen Colbert points out perhaps the magazine is sparking this debate intentionally. And reports that it isn't the first time they've had a controversial cover. Watch a clip from the Colbert Report and take our poll below to let us know what you think of this month's
'Rolling Stone' cover.

What do you think? Did you find the cover offensive? Will you read the story? Take our poll.

Watch the videos above to see what some New Orleanians and Colbert had to say, and leave your own insights in the comment stream below.